The Life Course

Question 1

Challenges in communicating with children

Answer 1

• they know less
• know less words and less grammar
• words have a different meaning for them
• we may feel less confident if limited experience
• thinking skills less developed

Question 2

Drives for better child communication

Answer 2

Convention on three Ishtar of the child (UN 1989)

Child participation and shared decision making
Appropriate info given - minimise distress and uncertainty

Without info children form their own explanations or hear from other children

Question 3

Challenges for carers

Answer 3

They can think:
- the child is taking too much of your time
- The child is not being clear or accurate
- The child is expressing ideas that they do not agree with

Question 4

Non - verbal communication

Answer 4

• paralinguistics
• Facial expressions
• Gesture
  -Touch
• Non verbal ‘Leakage’

Question 5

Clear communication with children

Answer 5

Receptive language is usually in advance of productive language
- Very young children use single words
- Older children use small groups of words, telegraphic speech
- Idiosyncratic, pronunciations, or meanings for example, all medical doctor